Celta Vigo
Osasuna
Match summary
Osasuna came from behind to win 2-1 away at Celta Vigo. Celta Vigo led 1-0 at half-time.
Iago Aspas put Celta Vigo ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Miguel Román, Kike Barja equalised in the 54th minute, set up by Raul García, and Ante Budimir won it from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.
The chances backed that up: Osasuna created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.11 from 4. Celta Vigo had a player sent off.
Celta Vigo hosted Osasuna for this La Liga matchday one fixture, registering fifty-two percent possession and completing five hundred and fifty-seven passes compared to their opponents' five hundred and fifteen. Despite holding the territorial edge and leading in corners with five to three, Celta Vigo struggled significantly to create clear scoring opportunities, managing only four total shots and an expected goals figure of just 0.11. In contrast, Osasuna dominated the attacking metrics by recording thirteen shots, five of which were on target, and generating an expected goals total of 1.96 from one hundred and thirteen attacks and fifty-one dangerous attacks. The disciplinary count showed one yellow card for each side alongside a red card issued to the hosts.
The match began with Celta Vigo taking the lead in the fourteenth minute when Iago Aspas scored with a left-footed shot. Osasuna received the first booking of the match in the twenty-seventh minute when Jonathan Dubasin was shown a yellow card for persistent fouling. The visitors equalised in the fifty-fourth minute through a right-footed shot from Kike Barja, shortly after Marcos Alonso had been sent off for a foul in the fifty-first minute following a VAR card review. Ante Budimir then secured the victory for Osasuna by scoring a penalty in the sixty-fourth minute, completing the comeback to establish the final scoreline of one to two.
